Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 18, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
Lopes lf 3 0 1 1
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Moreland rf 4 0 1 1
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Dunston ss 2 1 1 0
Trout p 1 1 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0
Carter c 4 1 2 0
Strawberry rf 4 2 2 2
Foster lf 3 0 3 0
  Dykstra pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 2
Santana ss 2 0 0 0
Aguilera p 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 11 4
Chicago 002 000 000260
New York 000 300 01x4110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L (8-6) 4.2 7 3 3 3 2
  Baller   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Gumpert   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Sorensen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  W (8-6) 6.0 4 2 2 1 5
  McDowell  SV (15) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Dunston (9,off Aguilera), New York Hernandez (30,off Trout); Strawberry (13,off Trout); Knight (11,off Trout); Wilson (15,off Trout); Foster (24,off Brusstar).  3B–New York Foster (1,off Baller).  HR–New York Strawberry (24,8th inning off Brusstar 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Trout (9,off Aguilera); Dunston (1,off McDowell); Backman (11,off Trout).  IBB–Foster (4,by Trout); Santana 2 (10,by Trout,by Baller).  CS–Wilson (7,2nd base by Trout/Davis); Strawberry (8,2nd base by Trout/Davis).  IBB–Trout 2 (6,Foster,Santana); Baller (5,Santana).  T–2:50.  A–25,424.
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